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CyberLink PowerDirector Quick Start Guide
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If your camcorder connects via a USB cable,
first manually transfer the video files to your
computer’s hard drive and then import the
files into the media library in Edit mode.
Importing: you can import any existing
media that is on your computer’s hard drive
and use it in your production. This is done in
the Edit module of CyberLink PowerDirector
by clicking on the button.
Editing
The Edit mode is where you create your
video production by adding media to the
workspace timeline.
2K/ 4K Ultra HD Video: the Ultimate and
Ultra versions of CyberLink PowerDirector
now support the import (and export) of 2K
and 4K Ultra HD video. In all versions you can
also set the frame rate of your production to
50 or 60 frames per second in General
preferences.
7.1 channel audio: some versions of
CyberLink PowerDirector support the
import of video or audio with up to 7.1
channels for editing. You can also now edit
video with 5.1 channel audio, without the
need to downmix it to 2 channel when
previewing.
Note: when editing and previewing video or
audio with 7.1 channels, it is downmixed to
the number of audio channels selected in
the Audio channels General preference
option.
3D Media: CyberLink PowerDirector
supports various 3D video and image
formats. You can use 3D media to create
both 3D videos, and standard 2D video
productions. All 3D media and effects in the
library are indicated by a 3D icon in the top
left of its thumbnail.
Note: in order for 3D media files to display
properly in your video production, you may
first need to set their 3D source format. To
do this, right-click on each imported media
file in the library and then select Set 3D
Source Format.
Content Aware Editing: Use Content Aware
Editing on your video clips to automatically
generate the best outputted video content
for your production.
Content Aware Editing analyzes your video
clips and finds the portions that it believes
are the best and most exciting moments,
and also the portions that need fixing. You
can then simply click on the "good parts" to
include them in the video production, and
choose to fix or trim away the "bad parts".
Round Trip Editing: In CyberLink
PowerDirector 11 you can use any of the
other Director Suite products (AudioDirector
3, ColorDirector, PhotoDirector 4) to perform
advanced editing on your media (audio,
videos, images respectively). Director Suite
provides a full round trip editing solution for
your digital media.
Quality/Resolution: if the resolution or
quality of your production appears low or
degraded in the preview window, select
> Preview Quality, and then a higher
preview resolution from the list.
The higher the resolution you select, the
more resources that are required to preview
your video production.
Produce & Create Disc
The Produce and Create Disc modes are
part of the post production process.
Producing creates a video file on your hard
drive that you can watch, share, or upload.